Transmission-gearing.



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APPLIUATIOI TILED 111.56, 1909.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

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W. Hosanns'oN, a citizen of the United States residing at, Washington, District of Colum ia, have invented certain new .and useful Improve- .ments in Transmission-Gearing, of which .the following is it specification.

This invention relates to transmission gearing, and comprises a change speed and reverse gearing, and includes'also the hydraulic clutch substantially as shown and described in my-U. Patent No. 879,045,

, mission the clutch (basin? a section on the i dated Feb. 11, 1908.

. One of the objects of the invention is to apply toor combine with said clutch a trans- "caring located within the sa me casing as the clutch whereby space is-economized and a. simple construction isproduced, avoiding the necessity for an intermediate shaft and connections, the dlutch casin also acting as a; fly wheel, and the whole device providing an improved direct connection between the engine shaft and the driven shaft. Theinvention is ca able of general application, but. is inten ed es ecially for use 1:: connection with motor ve icles. As the closed, the device will provide two speeds 9n the ,forward drive and one speed on the inverse, by means of a planetary eering combined in a-novcl manner with the clutch.

An especial feature ofthe invention is that on the'direet or high speed drive the planetary gears are idle, whereby theobjectionable noise and wear incident to constant rotation, as in some ears, is avoided.

"The invention is i lnstruted in the acco1npanying drawings in which- Figure ,1 is a side elevation of the clutch and gearing; Fig. 2 is a, longitudinal section in the axis of theshaft; Fig. '3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2' Fig. 4 is an interior end elevation, the baclrIplate of being removed; ig. 5 is he 55 of Fig. 2.

in my patent mentioned, and will be briefly described.

6 indicates the back plate of the clutch casing and 7 the front plate, the latter being boxed or offseta's indicated at 7 to give sin'ficien't space forthetransmission gearing within the same. A weighted rim 8 is bolted between the plates and acts as a fiy wheel. The engine or crank shaft 10 is --shown bolted to the back of. the hub of the;

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plate 6-, and thus the casin and fiy wheel are driven with said shaft. he driven shaft .is indicated at 11 and projects'at its end within the casing referred to.

.Fitting within the casing and against the back plate 6 is a circular plate 16 formed integral with a hollow block or wall 13 which forms the inner wall of the annular fluid chamber 17 the. outer wall of which is formed by the rim 8. At its front-or free end the wall 13 joins a ring plate 13 which in turn is fastened to the ontwardly.pro-

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

'jectin flange 13 at the inner. endsofa box forme by a flange 16 projecting from the outer edge of a front plate 16 which is formed at therear or inner end of a sleeve 40 to, be hereinafter more particularly described and which projects through the front late of the casing. Within the fluid chamer are rolling pistons 20, as. described in my said patent. The-chamber 17 is divided by partitions 9.9 into several compartments 50, said ems being set in app cesses mat e in the back ofthe ate 16. The

parts 13 and 13 mi ht- Each .piston iston, driven-by"- a spur gear 51 through an intermediate gear ropriatereannular spnr gear 51 is ma e fast .tothe' *back plate 6 of the casing by means ofm flange 51" and key 51", wherebythe pist ns' are turned to pass the abutments '29 when the inner and outer with respect to eat: other, as described in the relative inovembnt of the parts, may be operated by the means shown in said patent,

t and also shown herein, or by-any other $uit-. ablemeans. It is beli'evedthattlns descr ption, incom nection with the disclosure in the said my said patent. The elves 32, controlling arts of the clutch'rotate patent, will enable the. operation of the clutch to be easily understopdf but it (is broadly stated as tolldws. The outer clutch casing rotates with the shaft section 10, and when the valves 32 are open as-shown in Fig 5 the gear-s50 and 50 cause'the pistons 20 to travel or roll around in the chambers their movement force the fluid around rough the passages 31 without movement of the driven arts, By closing the valves more or less t e passage to the fluid will be obstructed to a greater or less extent and consequently the. motion or variable speed will be transmitted to the circular plate 16 and thence to the change speed gearmgand'shaft 11 as hereinafter described.

The formation of the walls 13, 16 and 16" produces an internal chamber or box which contains the planetary caring which effects the speed changing resu t.' a

The hub of the back plate 6 is bored, as indicated at 54, to receive and form a bearing for the round end of an intermediateor loose shaft the other end of which has a bearin in a bore 56in the end of the driven aft 11. The shaft section 55 is squared or truncated as indicated at 57 and fits in a similarly 'sha (1 hole in the late 16, so that when sai plate is rotat shaft section is also rotated. This shaft section has thereon a gear 58 which meshes with the middle members 59 of triple planetary pinions loose on shafts 60 which are fixed at their ends in a car casing 61 formed as a box at the end of a sleeve 62 on the shaft 11, which sleeve, when held, forms the low speed sleeve, as hereinafter described. The other members 59* and 59' of the triple pinions are of less diameter than the intermediate member 59, and cooperate respec- 17 and b tively with the reverse and low speed devices. The driven shaft 11 has atthe inner end thereof a spur. gear 63 which meshes with the pinion 59"; The reverse sleeve 64 extends withinfthe outer sleeve 40 which is connected to the inner part/of the clutch, and the low speed sleeve 62, andsaid reverse sleeve is boxed at the inner end, as indicated at 65, around the planetary gear casing 61, and the inher wall of the box 65. is keyed to the sleeve 66 of'the gear 67, id gear being loose on' the shaft ,section 5, and being preferably grooved as at 68 to form a bearmg for the flange 69 on the back wall of the gear casing 61.

The back plate 16 of the clutch is provided with fixed ins 70, which are adapted to enter holes 71 m the back wall of the box 65, and throu ll them into holes 72 in the back wall of t ebox 61, thereby locking the gear casings to the inner clutch member. It will be seen that the -whole planetary gearing may be shifted to enter the pins in said holes,this action being permitted by the size of the chamber in the clutch containing said gearing, and when this is done the rear end of the shaft section 55 slides in the recess 54. The shaft 11 may be shifted by any suitable means. I, have shown a lever 73; When the shaft and the transmission gearing are shifted, as stated, -the 'pins the r entering the holes in the gear bo'xes lock the parts together, and, the clutch member 16 being driven, the shaft will be turned at the same s (I, thus producing the direct drive at fu speed. For the low speed, the shaft is shifted to disengage the planetary gearing from the pins 70, as shown in'Fig.

2. Then the low speed sleeve.62 and its casing 61 are held against rotation by any suitable means. The shaft section 55 being then rotated,'drives the pinions 59, on shafts 60, the motion of which is communicated through pinions 59 and ear 63 to the shaft 11, giving a low speed orward, in pro portion to the relative sizes of the pimons and gears. For holding the sleeve 62.1

show a socket 74 at the end'of an arm 75 gear 63. For holding the reverse sleeve a nut 77 is provided thereon, on the opposite side of the socket 74 to. the nut 76 and said socket may be shifted in'opposite direction to en age said nut. The single lever connected to the socket 74 may therefore be 0 erated to throw either'the low speed or t e reverse in gear,

The present device retains the' positive clutch eature of the former patent, said clutch being operative when the fluid lclutch is fully an aged, the sleeve 33 being shifted by a suita le lever and collar connection, and havin projections 43 which enter notches 42 in the hub of a ring 44 the rim 45 of which is frictionally engaged between packing 46 clamped to the clutch casing by a ring nut 47 with pressure suflicient to transmit positively any ordinary strain, but allowing slip under excessive conditions. The sleeve 40, connected to the inner or driven part of the clutch, may be provided with a wheel 80 to receive a band brake, for

braking the drive, if desired.

hen the sleeve 33 is shifted toward the gear casing to a sufficient extent, the lug 43 will enter the notch 42, thereby completing a positive clutch between the gear casing an the sleeve, thereby operating 'to )ositivcly drive the sleeve 40 to which the sieeve 33 is keyed and from the sleeve 40 the motion is transmitted through the change speed gearin above described, to the driven shaft 11. T is'gives a positive clutch between the driven casing 8 and the change 5 eed 'earing, instead of the fiuid clutch a eve ascribed.

I claim:

1. The combination of a clutch member,

a shaft, shiftable change speed gearing operatively connecting the clutch member and the shaft, additional means to connect the clutch member and the gearing, said means bein connected or disconnected b shifting t e gearing, and means to shift t e aring to connect or disconnect said additional means.

2. The combination of a clutch member, a shaft, change speed gearin on the shaft, comprising a casing and p anetary gears, means normally connecting said member and the gearing, and additional means to operative y connect the said member and the said casing, said gearinv being shiftable on the shaft to connect or disconnect said additional means.

3. The combination of a clutch having driving and driven members, a shaft, change speed gearing between the driven clutch member and the shaft, means for normally connecting the driven clutch member and the gearing, and additional means for connecting said member and gearing, said earing being shiftable independently of 'oth clutch members to operatively connect or disconnect said additional means.

4. The conibinationtof a clutch, a shaft, and transmission (gearing mounted on the shaft, connecting evioes between the gearing and the'clutch, and additional connecting devices between the gearing and the clutch, thc'gearin being shiftable independentl of the clutc togaperatively connect or disconnect-said additional devices .with the gearing.

5. T e combination of a rotary driving member, a driven shaft, an intermediate 00 axial shaft, a gear thereon, said shaft having a positive engagement. with said rotary member, ahd change speed gearin having a casing and planetary gears carried thereby meshing with the intermediate gear, and means to lock the 'casing to the driving member when desired.

6. The combination with a hollow clutch member, of a shaft extending into the same;

and planetary gearing located on the shaft, and inclosed within said member, said gearing including a casing reduced to form a sleeve on the. shaft and projecting outside of said clutch member. I r

7. The combination of a rotary driving member havin an opening therein, a driven shaft, a 'supp emental shaft arranged in axial alinement between the driven shaft and said member and having a sliding engagemcnt with said member, change speed gearing mounted on the said shafts and operatively connected thereto, and means actuated by axial movement of the shafts to difi'ctiy engage the change speedgearing with the driving member.

8. The combination of a rota driving member having pins projecting t erefrom,

-a driven shaft, a supplemental shaft araxial bearing, an inner driven member, a

driven shaft, a supplemental shaft arranged in axial alinement with the driven shaft and shiftable lengthwise therewith and mounted in said bearing and having a driving engagement with the driven clutch member, planetary gearing o eratively mounted between the driven sha and the supplemental shaft and shiftable therewith, the planetary gearin and driven member being provided with evioes for direct engagement, and means to shift the shafts and gearing to engage or disengage said devices.

10. The combination of adrivin member, a driven shaft, a supplemental s aft positively driven b said driving member and located in axis. alinement with the driven shaft, change speedand reverse gearing operatively mounted on and between the shafts, and havinga ar casing reduced to form a sleeve extending along the driven shaft and also having an o r reversing casing reduced at one end to ,fbrm a sleeve inclosing said sleeves, and means engageable with the said sleeves to control said gearing for, the intended purpose.

11. The combination of a driven shaft, a gear thereon, a supplemental shaft, :1 gear thereon saith shaft being arranged in axial alinement with the driven shaft, a reversing casing rotatable on said shafts, a gear therein, a direct low-speed drive casing rotatable on said shafts and located within said CH5, ing, and planetary gears carried in said direct drive casing and operatively engaging the gears on the shafts and on the reversing casing, means to directly lock the gear casin to the su plemental shaft, and means .to ho (I either 0 f the casings against rotation, to operate'the low-speed or reverse devices, as described.

In testimon whereof, I affix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

YVILLIAM W. HENDERSON. 

